Project Gutenberg 2020-02-15 Public domain in the USA. 183 Bell, James Threlkeld's Daughter Produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1963 Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Threlkeld's Daughter" by James Bell is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story explores themes of identity, love, and the clash between human emotions and alien logic, as it follows a unique mission involving interstellar beings. The book likely delves into what it means to be human, with the central focus on the titular character, Gelerie, who grapples with her newly acquired human traits and feelings. In the narrative, Captain Threlkeld and his daughter Gelerie, who is transformed into a humanoid form, embark on a mission to Earth to successfully lure and capture a young male human for their home planet of Alpha Centauri. Throughout the story, Gelerie struggles with the complexities of human emotions and desires, which conflict with her father's logic-driven perspective. As they navigate various challenges and encounter unexpected obstacles, Gelerie develops genuine feelings for Twitty, a young Earthman, complicating their mission. Ultimately, Gelerie proposes to marry Twitty and offer a new human specimen to her alien superior, balancing her duty and her newfound love, which leads to a resolution filled with hope for both their species. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Fathers and daughters -- Fiction Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 50501 2025-09-24T09:56:02.065449 text/html 26782 2024-10-17T16:30:31 text/html 112171 2025-09-24T09:56:03.719440 application/epub+zip 111003 2025-09-24T09:56:02.438461 application/epub+zip 82713 2025-09-24T09:56:02.223421 application/epub+zip 148351 2025-09-24T09:56:04.883420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141162 2025-09-24T09:56:03.535545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113017 2022-09-27T18:15:48.593091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43865 2025-09-24T09:56:01.962471 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24129 2024-10-17T16:30:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16712 2025-09-24T09:56:05.007414 application/rdf+xml 32212 2025-09-24T09:56:02.315461 image/jpeg 5188 2025-09-24T09:56:02.264425 image/jpeg 335362 2025-09-24T09:56:02.075429 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog